A colossal white cat looms against a snow-laden landscape in one of Kuniyoshi's most immediately striking images. The animal's sheer scale relative to its setting creates a surreal, almost supernatural presence, consistent with Kuniyoshi's tendency to endow cats with a grandeur usually reserved for mythological creatures. This work exemplifies the artist's uniquely personal feline iconography, which ranged from affectionate domestic sketches to these monumental, almost totemic presences.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Giant Snow Cat was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳).
Giant Snow Cat depicts snow scenes, animals, and cats.